River Grove
River Grove station in September 2016.
General information
Location8421 Arnold Avenue
River Grove, Illinois 60171
Coordinates41°55′52″N 87°50′10″W / 41.9310°N 87.8362°W / 41.9310; -87.8362
Owned byMetra
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace bus
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneC
History
Opened1946
Passengers
2018333 (average weekday)[1] Increase 5.4%
Rank138 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Belmont Avenue
toward Antioch
 North Central Service Western Avenue
toward Union Station
Franklin Park
toward Big Timber Road
 Milwaukee District West Elmwood Park
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Franklin Park
towards Elgin
 Suburban Service
West Line
 Elmwood Park
towards Chicago
Location

River Grove is a station on Metra's North Central Service and Milwaukee District West Line in River Grove, Illinois. The station is 11.4 miles (18.3 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the lines.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, River Grove is in zone C. As of 2018, River Grove is the 138th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 333 weekday boardings.[1]

On the Milwaukee District West Line, as of December 12, 2022, River Grove is served by 41 trains (20 inbound, 21 outbound) on weekdays, by all 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

On the North Central Service, as of December 12, 2022, River Grove is served by 12 trains (six in each direction) on weekdays.

West of the station, the North Central Service diverges from the ex-Milwaukee Road's Chicago-Omaha-Kansas City mainline at the B-12 junction in Franklin Park, Illinois and proceeds north on the Canadian National Railway's Waukesha Subdivision, with the Milwaukee District West Line continuing to the west. Inbound North Central trains bypass the next six MD-West stations, running nonstop to Western Avenue. The station is located across the tracks from Arnold Avenue on the corner of Illinois State Route 171, and is surrounded by the local St. Joseph's Cemetery. It is also located across from Elmwood Cemetery.

Bus connections

Pace

  • "Route 319 – Grand Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  • "Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

References

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